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BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
NATIONAL GUARD WEEK
2009
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREA~, the citizen soldiers and airmen of the North Carolina Army and Air National Guard
provide for the qefense of the state of North Carolina and the United States of America; and
WHEREAS, these men and women stand ready to leave the their homes, jobs, schools, and
families at any hour of the day or night in response to calls for help in times of natural or manmade
disaster or national emergency; and
WHEREAS, these citizens in unifonn voluntarily place the needs of our state and nation above
their own wants and desires; and
WHEREAS, members of the National Guard willingly serve in harm's way here at home and
around. the world; and
WHEREAS, Saturday, December 13, 2009, marks the 373rd birthday of the National Guard; and
WHEREAS, the members of the North Carolina Army and Air National Guard, their families and
their employers deserve the gratitude of the citizens of the State of North Carolina;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BEYERL YEA YES PERDUE, Governor of the State of North Carolina,
do hereby proclaim December 13-19,2009, as "NATIONAL GUARD WEEK" in North Carolina. I
urge all citizens, local and state government leaders, private organizations, and businesses to join me in
showing appreciation and thanks to the Soldiers and Ainnen of the North Carolina National Guard for
their exceptional devotion to their communities, their state and their nation.
~~-~ BEYERL Y EA YES PERDUE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and fixed the Great Seal of the State of North
Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this tenth day of December in the year of our Lord two thousand and nine, and of
the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-fourth.

BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
NATIONAL GUARD WEEK
2009
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREA~, the citizen soldiers and airmen of the North Carolina Army and Air National Guard
provide for the qefense of the state of North Carolina and the United States of America; and
WHEREAS, these men and women stand ready to leave the their homes, jobs, schools, and
families at any hour of the day or night in response to calls for help in times of natural or manmade
disaster or national emergency; and
WHEREAS, these citizens in unifonn voluntarily place the needs of our state and nation above
their own wants and desires; and
WHEREAS, members of the National Guard willingly serve in harm's way here at home and
around. the world; and
WHEREAS, Saturday, December 13, 2009, marks the 373rd birthday of the National Guard; and
WHEREAS, the members of the North Carolina Army and Air National Guard, their families and
their employers deserve the gratitude of the citizens of the State of North Carolina;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BEYERL YEA YES PERDUE, Governor of the State of North Carolina,
do hereby proclaim December 13-19,2009, as "NATIONAL GUARD WEEK" in North Carolina. I
urge all citizens, local and state government leaders, private organizations, and businesses to join me in
showing appreciation and thanks to the Soldiers and Ainnen of the North Carolina National Guard for
their exceptional devotion to their communities, their state and their nation.
~~-~ BEYERL Y EA YES PERDUE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and fixed the Great Seal of the State of North
Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this tenth day of December in the year of our Lord two thousand and nine, and of
the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-fourth.